A new rising bollard aimed at restricting High Street traffic in Kidlington has finally been installed and switched on in the last few days of December 2014, a new report in the local media has been able to reveal.
The access restriction measure has been installed in High Street near Barclays bank to enforce the two year-old pedestrianisation scheme.
The one-way section towards Oxford Road relied on drivers obeying a sign, limiting traffic between 10am to 4.30pm. This is frequently ignored.
The work was funded by the district council but required a sign-off from Oxfordshire County Council, which led to delays.
Kidlington Parish Council chairman David Betts – who has long-called for the bollard – said: “I’m very pleased that it’s there. I hope it helps trade. It has been a long time coming.”
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